Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition
by Amazon
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"The Signature Edition is more expensive. There are five differences. The first is that it includes no lockscreen advertisements. I’m not sure if it’s like this in Europe, but in America, you have to pay $20 extra to get rid of the screensaver ads. The Signature Edition comes with that default built into the price. So that’s nice. The second difference is the new colors. With the regular Kindle Paperwhite, I mentioned the soft touch design. On the Signature Edition, it’s the same colours, but they’re metallic. It has more of a premium feel. There’s a bit of a shine to it. The colors are the same, but they pop a little bit more, it feels a little bit nicer to hold. The previous Signature Edition did not have the metallic color, so that’s a new thing they added this year. The third difference is you have an ambient light sensor, so the brightness will automatically adjust for you, similar to your phone. The other two differences are not really worth it, in my opinion. You get wireless charging, but you have to buy the wireless charger separately, which is even more expensive. Kindles last for 12 weeks at a time, so you’re not going to be charging it very often anyway. So I don’t think that feature, by itself, is worth it. You also get more storage compared to the regular Kindle Paperwhite. Again, Kindles don’t need much storage to begin with. Unless you’re putting a bunch of audiobooks on your Kindle, you don’t need the extra storage, so you’ll be just fine with the regular Kindle Paperwhite. I don’t know anyone who listens to audiobooks directly on their Kindle. You can sync up some Bluetooth headphones if you want, but most people seem to use their phone. Not really. There are some edge cases—people who send PDFs or larger files to their Kindle. Maybe if you have a lot of graphic novels or comic books that would take up more space. There are some populations that would benefit, but I would argue the vast majority of people won’t even know they have more storage."
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